Madpanda75: How about Ohh so you think I'm cute when I'm angry? From your prompt list? Thanks!

It was a little after 3pm when you got the call. You didn't get them often and when you saw the number across your phone you knew it was important.

"Carmen. What's going on?"

"Hey, Y/N. I think you may need to swing by this afternoon. Mr. Barba.. Well.. he's having a day today." Carmen whispered.

You could hear commotion coming from his office through the phone and knew it was one of two things.

"SVU or court?"

"Both I am afraid. But I think SVU started it and it snowballed from there." Carmen stated as you heard movement from the other end of the line.

"Carmen, stop all my calls and no visitors or meetings. I have to clean this mess up myself."

"Yes, Mr. Barba." Carmen stated before going back to the phone and whispering again.

"Y/N, he has no coffee cup in his hand and his hair looks like he just try to pull it out.."

"Give me twenty minutes. I am finishing a brief but I can bring my work with me. Oh and Carmen?"

"Hmm?" Carmen replied still trying to be quiet.

"Thank you."

"Bring coffee!" Carmen stated as she hung up the phone.

You loved Rafael, you really did, but he tended to get overly upset after a rough court hearing or when he felt the squad didn't do their jobs or when the defense found the hole in their case. This must have been one of those days.

As you made your way from your office towards the DA's office down the block you realized that if he was angry at SVU they would probably either be there or show up while you were there. You had not met anyone from the squad yet but figured this would have to do.

When you made your way to his floor you could hear him rambling in a mixture of spanish and english from down the hall, mostly spanish. As you walked in the foyer of his office your eyes met Carmen's as you handed her one of the coffee cups in your hands.

"Thank you, Y/N. SVU showed up a few minutes ago and set him off about how they lost something or another. Lieutenant Benson and a few of them are still in there."

You had heard a lot about Olivia Benson since you and Rafael started to date and even more when you met his mother for Sunday brunch after church. Lucia had been surprised to meet you as she thought he was bringing Benson as his date however, Rafael insisted the two were just friends.

You believed him and trusted him completely and over the past few months you and his mother had often made remarks about the lieutenant being his "work wife" much to his disagreement.

As you opened the door you had to hold back a smirk at the sight of your boyfriend in front of you. His hair was missed and he was standing in a manner very similar to your 2 year old nephew when he didn't get his way or when he was not the one in charge.

"Ms. Y/L/N, I don't believe we have an appointment today. I am a bit busy at the moment." He stated as kindly as he could while still seething over whatever the news the squad had given him.

You knew he was trying to protect you and that he didn't want to spill the beans until you were ready and you had to silently thank him for that. However, his tone was not one you were happy with.

"Well Mr. Barba, I believe this is a perfect time for our .. meeting." You said as his eyes squared before he let his head tilt slightly.

Before he could say anything you turned towards the squad and introduced yourself to them not spilling that you were, in fact, the ADA's significant other.

When you asked what the issues were that were causing all of them to be heard from down the hall Rafael had filled you in slightly about the missfalls of the squad and the repercussions he had to deal with in the courtroom do to them.

"Well Lieutenant, it seems your squad has missed some critical pieces of information which led to the ADA's stumbles today in court." You stated as you watched her mouth fall open slightly and move to look at Rafael.

"Barba -"

"Oh don't worry about him, Ms. Benson. I have a law degree too and trust me when I say he is not the worst one here. So instead of trying to argue with him and point fingers at each other why don't you go figure out what you guys missed while he tries to fix what he can on this end?"

Without saying a word Benson looked to Rafael and the two shared a silent look and he just shrugged as she shook her head and filed out of his office with her squad in front of her. As you went to close the door you noticed Carmen was still at her desk.

"Carmen, go home. Enjoy the afternoon. I have everything here." You said as the two of you shared a look and she nodded and smiled, thankful for the few hours off.

"Now, Mr. Barba, you can't just be picking fights with everyone and before you say anything I don't care who screwed up and who missed something. You have faults here too."

He didn't say anything and instead stared at you in disbelief at how you had kicked not only the squad out but also Olivia and at how you had just let Carmen off for the day without even asking him about it all.

"Y/N, you can't just come in here and-"

"And what? Call your bluff? Put you in your place? Rafael, you may have a temper and yell but trust me when I say I have one too. I just tend to not let steam fill my head and just tell people how it's going to be without arguing."

You stated as you stood, shoulders squared, not realizing you were in your "lawyer stance" you typically held in court.

"You know.." He stated as he moved closer to you with a smirk. "This side of you is very…. Very cute and sexy."

You couldn't help but smirk as you allowed him to pull you closer.

"Ohh so you think I'm cute when I'm angry?" You asked as you gave him a glare before smirking with him.

"Very." He stated as he leaned down to give you a soft kiss.

"Well, Mr. Barba, if I am cute then you are just as adorable" You said with a giggle as he groaned and rolled his eyes before moving back to his files as you set up shop on the couch.